Planning & Research Director (Institutional Research)

Hiring Salary Range

Grade

121

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm; some evenings and weekends may be required

Summer Hours : Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Work Calendar

12 Months

Maricopa Summary

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $ billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the to improve undergraduate STEM Education : Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers

Campus Statement

GateWay Community College is a Hispanic Serving Institution with one of the most diverse student bodies in the Maricopa Community College district. Over 46% of our students indicate Hispanic heritage and better than half of the student population represents more than 40 countries.

GateWay Community College is seeking to attract candidates who want to help us continue building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff, and faculty. GateWay Community College understands that diversity is integral to excellence. We honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming, inclusive, respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and justice.

We are looking for equity-minded applicants who reflect, and demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of, the diverse communities and populations that make Arizona a rich and vibrant place to live and work. When you join the team at GateWay, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice built on broad collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and community partners. In deciding whether to apply for a position at GateWay, you are strongly encouraged to consider whether your values align with our Vision, Mission, Goals, and Values.

Benefits

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

Job Summary

Join GateWay Community College as the new Director of Research & Planning. We are recognized as a college of well-being and one of the most promising places to work! The Director of Research and Planning supports planning and implementation of strategic initiatives established by the college. This position reports to the Associate Vice President of Strategy, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness. In this role the individual plans, directs and administers institutional research programs including the planning, research, development and maintenance of complex processes, dashboard systems, and data analytics. Responsible for leading the Institutional Research office and supervising one or more senior research analysts, coordinating and conducting institutional research functions to provide information that supports institutional planning and decision-making for the college. Working extensively and in close collaboration with departments, the Director, Research & Planning executes projects and initiatives in accordance with the needs of the college.

Essential Functions

40% Directs institutional research and planning programs to support a data-driven and data-literate culture; collaborates with college administrators in developing benchmarks, key performance indicators, score cards, dashboards, and other metrics and performance measures; composes, reviews, finalizes and approves reports and other work products of the unit. Manages complex data analysis, data interpretation, and information research in support of strategic, budgeting and operational planning; develops and delivers workshops and training. Collaborates with Division leadership to drive strategic direction for both the Institutional Effectiveness team and GateWay. Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, reviews and evaluates the work of staff.

30% Establishes a research and analytics agenda for the college to support data-driven decision making; designs, writes, and validates complex queries for data extraction, develops analytic data visualization dashboards; analyzes and interprets complex data sets using quantitative and qualitative analyses and statistical techniques; prepare reports and present findings to appropriate leadership units.

20% Collaborate and support College stakeholders with data, analysis and reporting structures for student learning outcomes assessment; data and analysis support for departmental and organizational evaluation for effectiveness. Provides a high level of support to College accreditation efforts with the Higher Learning Commission. Supports the implementation of the Four Disciplines of Execution (4DX).

10% Researches and implements industry standards, trends, best practices and emerging technologies for the work unit; serves as liaison and representative with organizations and committees; prepares reports to comply with reporting requirements from State and Federal agencies; performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in statistics, educational studies, business administration or directly related field and six (6) years of progressively responsible experience administering institutional effectiveness programs and activities, which includes two (2) years of supervisory experience.

OR

Associate's degree from a regionally accredited institution from a regionally accredited institution in statistics, educational studies, business administration or directly related field and eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience administering institutional effectiveness programs and activities, which includes two (2) years of supervisory experience.

OR

High School or GED and ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience administering institutional effectiveness programs and activities, which includes two (2) years of supervisory experience.

Desired Qualifications

A. Demonstrated experience developing queries and organizing / analyzing / modeling data in query tools like Tableau or SQL tools like TOAD, Oracle SQL Developer, SPSS or R (for data analysis), etc.

B. Experience developing dashboards in Tableau or similar products that would bring transferable skills to Tableau and developing research briefs and data visualizations that quickly convey a precise message about the data analysis covered in the research brief

C. Experience providing consultations to customers / users of institutional research products / data

D. Experience leading institutions / organizations to use data to understand diversity, equity, and inclusion impacts on their communities

E. Experience with departmental, operational, and strategic planning

Special Working Conditions

Will be required to travel or be assigned to all GateWay locations

May require numerous evenings or weekends

May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen

Must not be in default of a student loan, or in overpayment of student grant assistance

May be required to lift or carry up to #25 lbs

MCCCD does not sponsor individuals for any type of work visas.